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Common Core Reading Literature Standard 7
Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques, unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film)

Technology standards
  • Seek information from diverse resources and multiple perspectives to gain full comprehension.
  • Applies knowledge from visual and/or aural messages received after viewing a variety of different formats and styles in future multimedia presentations created.


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Common Core Reading History Standard 7 and Common Core Speaking & Listening Standard 5
Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
Integrate multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.

Technology standards
  • Demonstrate personal productivity by completing online products to express learning.
  • Demonstrate creativity by using multiple resources and formats
  • Students utilize a word processing tool to organize their paper with correct page layout.
  • Students utilize a spreadsheet tool to create graphs and charts to integrate into a paper or multimedia project.
  • Students utilize a presentation software (PowerPoint, Keynote) to create a multimedia presentation.


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Create infographics


Common Core Writing Standards 2a & 6 and Common Core Writing History & Science Standard 6
Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources.


Technology standards
  • Work collaboratively on a newsletter reflecting unit of study using publication software.
  • Students can create hyperlinks that link directly from their paper to the correct online source.
  • Understands how the use of technology can affect humans in various ways including their safety, comfort, choices, and attitudes concerning a specific topic (twitter, news comments, blogs, emails, propaganda).
  • Identify, discuss and explain each other’s point of view and biases in their writing during a peer online editing activity.
  • The student demonstrates knowledge of social, ethical, and human issues associated with technology (ie cyberbullying, social media awareness, privacy laws, ect.).


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Common Core Writing Standard 8 and Common Core Writing History & Science Standard 8

Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.

Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.


Technology standards
  • Perform advanced search techniques and queries online
  • Understand and effectively use a wide-range of different databases to find information.
  • Recognize facts, opinions, and point of view and sometimes determine when it is appropriate in one’s own work.
  • Understand the difference between a primary and a secondary source found online.
  • Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources based on type of question to answer.
  • Make sense of information gathered from diverse sources by identifying misconceptions, main and supporting ideas, conflicting information, and point of view or bias.
  • Continue an inquiry-based research process by applying critical thinking skills (analysis, synthesis, evaluation, organization) to information and knowledge in order to construct new understandings, draw conclusions, and create new knowledge.
  • Demonstrate adaptability by changing the inquiry focus, questions, resources, or strategies when necessary to achieve success. (Boolean, advance search skills)
  • Display emotional resilience by persisting in information searching despite challenges.

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Common Core Reading Science & Technical Standard 9
Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.

Technology standards
  • Engage in virtual learning activities (e.g., virtual museum tours, simulations, and/or Skype)

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